Determining if you are eligible for a home loan modification can be a complicated exercise and most of the time, the rules are anything but clear. The government-supported program, which differs from the strictly private programs, requires that the borrower’s income be large enough to afford a reduced payment but it cannot exceed 3.23 times […]
Utah Foreclosure Rate Ranks in Top Five
While Nevada continues to have the highest foreclosure rate, Utah also ranks in the top five, according to recent data from RealtyTrac. States With The Highest Foreclosure Rate: Nevada: 6 percent (1 in 16 housing units received at least one foreclosure filing in 2011) Arizona: 4.14 percent (or 1 in 24) California: 3.19 percent (or […]
Home Foreclosures Down to 2007 Levels
Fannie Mae Offers Help To Unemployed Homeowners
Housing Market Expected To Rebound This Year
A study that involved thousands of ReMax real estate agents revealed that the housing market will start to recover in 2012, with an increase in sales and stabilizing home prices. The majority of Realtors surveyed believe that home prices will stay the same, or increase during 2012. However, the number of foreclosure (distressed) sales are […]
Transforming Foreclosures to Rental Properties?
The US Treasury Department along with The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the U.S department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have been working on a new program that would transform foreclosed homes into rental properties. Details of the program are currently very limited, however a foreclosure rental program is expected to take shape sometime […]